Meaning reefing
What does reefing mean? Here you find 6 meanings of the word reefing. You can also add a definition of reefing yourself
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reefingdecreasing a sail’s size
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reefingThe operation of reducing a sail by taking in one or more of the reefs. Reef-bands
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reefingReducing effective area of sail by gathering in a certain amount of it - at the head in square sails, at foot in fore and aft sails - and securing it by tieing reef points around. Reefing Halyards.
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reefingThe operation of reducing a sail by taking in one or more of the reefs.
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reefingThe operation of reducing a sail by taking in one or more of the reefs.
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reefingThe operation of reducing a sail by taking in one or more of the reefs.
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